By Holt International Eugene based chairty  Shila Ann Henderson is the mother of 10 children, five adopted through Holt, three of whom came home after the age of five. “Some people think it’s too late for older children to be adopted, especially kids who have always been waiting,” says Shila. […]

New Children’s Book by 9/11 Survivors Asks, ‘What if Jesus Were a New York City Firefighter?’ By Martin E. Coleman, VICO Publishing, More than a decade since September 11, 2001, parents and educators seek ways to explain 9/11 to children, many of whom were not even born that day, while […]

By Melanie Kirkpatrick, Senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of “Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia’s Underground Railroad” It is hard to imagine America’s favorite holiday as a source of political controversy. But that was the case in 1789, the year of our first Thanksgiving […]

  By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven The Shack spent 50 weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold 18 million copies, and has been translated into 41 languages. November 13 marks the release of another book by the same author, called Crossroads. […]

Excerpt from Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report “Nones” on the rise. Some Evidence of Decline in Religious Commitment in the U.S. Public The continued growth of the religiously unaffiliated is one of several indicators suggesting that the U.S. public gradually may be growing less religious. To be […]

By Holt International Eugene based chairty ADVOCACY ALERT: If Congress does not act to extend the federal adoption tax credit this year, the credit as we now know it will expire on December 31, 2012. If no action is taken, families who adopt internationally will receive no benefit at all! […]

Woman Fulfills Promise to Dying Friend, Publishes Personal Letters That ‘Became Her Miracle’ Jason Jones, “I want you to know that if my illness inspired you to write these stories … the cancer was worth it.” These are the words Margaret Terry’s dying friend Deb spoke to her, after Terry […]

$15 Million National Hispanic Leadership Initiative Announced By Renae Godish, Catholic Extensionannounced the launch of the national Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative, a three-year commitment of strategic investment by Catholic Extension to fund the salaries of 100 new Hispanic lay leaders in poor mission dioceses across the U.S. The initiative is […]

NEW BOOK: NOAH’S ARK: Ancient Accounts and New Discoveries will be released for sale on October 31, 2012. A new documentary film on the Chinese-Kurdish claimed discovery of Noah’s Ark is being released these days. The documentary film is produced by Clara Wei, a Hong Kong based journalist. She has […]

Oregonians Rank 20th in Charitable Giving By Oregon Tax News Oregon ranks No. 20 out of 50 states in charitable giving, according to a new study by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Average contributions of discretionary spending is 4.6 percent and 34 percent of Oregonians volunteer. Portland ranked No. 25 out […]